Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 78.3% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1991.
Niger ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.4% | — |
| 1992 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.4% | 73.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 73.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 72.7% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.1% | 79.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Burundi 93.1% compare
- 2 Mozambique 81.8% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.7% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.6% compare
- 6 Chad 74.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 78.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.